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Up All Night In Singapore

The Honda Racing F1 Team’s Jenson Button discovers the sights and sounds of Singapore ahead of its inaugural Grand Prix and Formula One’s first night race this weekend.

On his first ever visit to Singapore, Jenson took some time on Wednesday to explore some of the city’s famous landmarks and the new street circuit, taking in the key corners, straights and overtaking areas.

Jenson enjoyed a visit to the world-famous Raffles Hotel, established in 1887, where he was taught how to make the hotel’s signature drink, the Singapore Sling. From there, Jenson walked through the streets of the new circuit to the Singapore Flyer which overlooks Turn 20 to Turn 23. The world’s largest observation wheel affords fantastic views of the majority of the Singapore street circuit and an excellent opportunity to see the sights of the city.

Tags: Honda , F1 , Singapore , Jenson Button

2008 Powerboat P1 World Championship: Round 6 - Portugal

The sixth and final round of the Powerboat P1 World Championship takes place in Portimao, Portugal during the weekend of 27th - 28th September.

After Round 5 in Spain, the Evolution Class is led by British Team 99 Fountain Worldwide1st4boats.com team of the reigning world champion crew of James Sheppard and Craig Wilson, whilst Italian team 44 Conam Yachts leads the Supersports Class.

The Championship creates a dramatic spectacle, as the sleek yet highly powered racing boats embark upon a series of closely fought off-shore endurance races across Europe and the Middle East. The 6 venues for 2008 are Italy, France, Malta, Tunisia, Spain and Portugal.

Tags: powerboat , p1 , Portugal

Riccardo Patrese drives the Honda RA107

Riccardo Patrese returned to Formula One today for the first time in 15 years as he joined the Honda Racing F1 Team in Jerez to drive the team's RA107 race car.

Riccardo, who won six races during his 17 year Formula One career from 1977 to 1993, had joined the team at the Spanish circuit on Monday afternoon for a seat fit and engineering briefing. He also conducted reconnaissance laps of the 4.428km Jerez circuit in a Honda Civic Type-R with one of the team's engineers to familiarise himself with the track .

On Tuesday, on a bright and sunny morning, Riccardo pulled out of the garage to take to the track in the Honda RA107. He completed five runs and set a fastest lap time of 1:30.210 on the Bridgestone demonstration tyres used for his guest drive.

Tags: Riccardo Patrese , Honda , Jerez

Vaughan and Broad to help decide NatWest Speed Stars finalists

England cricket stars, Michael Vaughan and Stuart Broad, will be joining talented young cricketers from around the country to contest the NatWest Speed Stars Final at the Indoor School, Lord’s where they will be competing for the title of the UK’s Fast Bowler of the Year in their respective age categories.

Tags: Michael Vaughan , Stuart Broad , Natwest , cricket

2008 Powerboat P1 World Championship: Round 5 - Spain

The fifth round of the Powerboat P1 World Championship takes place in Vigo, Spain during the weekend 12th - 14th September.

After Round 4 in Tunisia the Evolution Class is led by British Team 99 Fountain Worldwide1st4boats.com team of the reigning world champion crew of James Sheppard and Craig Wilson, whilst Italian team 44 Conam Yachts leads the Supersports Class.

The Championship creates a dramatic spectacle, as the sleek yet highly powered racing boats embark upon a series of closely fought off-shore endurance races across Europe and the Middle East. The 7 venues for 2008 are Italy, France, Malta, Tunisia, Spain, Portugal and Bahrain.

Teams from around the world compete in the Evolution or Supersport Class races, staged as seperate races this year.

Tags: powerboat , p1 , Spain

This Time Tomorrow and Target 200

This atmospheric film traces the fascinating story of the awesome Ford GT40 and its domination of the world's greatest endurance race.

In 1966 the American car giant was determined to beat the best Europe had to offer at the Le Mans 24 Hour race.

Three teams equipped with eight Mark II GT40s travelled to France with victory at the Circuit de la Sarthe the only goal.

Ford boasted an incredible driver line-up featuring some of the greatest names in motorsport - including Bruce McLaren, Graham Hill, Mario Andretti, Dan Gurney, Chris Amon, Ken Miles and more.

Amazingly, the seven-litre V8 GT40 would not only take victory, but would dominate the race to fill the top three positions, leaving Porsche and Ferrari in the shade.

This wonderful film captures the drama and magic of this classic race, with comments from the drivers and trackside commentary creating a unique and atmospheric record of Ford's important victory.

This DVD also features Target 200, an extraordinary film from the Ford archives. It traces the development of the iconic GT40 from conception to racetrack, with rare footage of Roy Lunn and John Wyer discussing plans for the car and the building of the first prototypes.

Target 200 also features exceptional film of the GT40 - in the hands of Bruce McLaren - in race action at famous circuits like the Nurburgring and undergoing high-speed testing at Goodwood.

Nottingham Through The Ages

Discover Nottingham's rich heritage through archive footage and modern film.
This title examines the fascinating history of the city, uncovering the colourful and intriguing stories, and personalities.
Learn how the modern communities were shaped, witness the society-shaping moments and meet the incredible personalities.
Accompanied by informed commentary.

Edinburgh Through The Ages

Edinburgh Through The Ages is presented by one of the legends of Edinburgh's cultural scene, Richard De Marco.

The programme takes the viewer on an historical and artistic journey around Scotland's great capital city. Starting with the development of the city as a bronze age settlement on the castle rock and through the dangerous political climate of the 16th century, this DVD also shows how the city came of age during the Scottish enlightenment, becoming a hotbed of artistic and philosophical achievement as figures such as Allen Ramsey Jr. and intellectuals like David Hume won it the title 'The Athens Of The North'.

Edinburgh has also bequeathed more than its fair share of scientific inventions on the world, from the pneumatic tyre to the television and the Forth Bridge, which holds the title of the greatest engineering achievement of its time.

This DVD examines the huge architectural legacy of a city that moved American President Thomas Jefferson to describe its new town as one of the wonders of the age.

The sporting life of the city is also examined, from the great rivalry between Hibbs and Hearts to the hallowed turf of Murrayfield rugby fortress, as well as the legacy of having held two commonwealth games.

Richard Demarco's own unique insights and astonishing knowledge of his home town will reveal the heart and soul of this most complex and beautiful of capital cities.

Tags: Edinburgh , history

Liverpool Through The Ages

Presented by Billy Butler, Liverpool Through The Ages takes the viewer on an historical journey around one of Britain's foremost cities. The story of Liverpool is essentially the story of one of the greatest ports in the world. The sea made Liverpool - and made it unique. No other city in Britain has such a rich heritage of diverse cultures and influences - which is why no other city has turned out like Liverpool. The people are unique. The humour is unique. Even the accent is unique. It's a great city - and a great story. It comes as a surprise to discover that - as English cities go - Liverpool really isn't all that old. The Romans ignored it in favour of Chester - more fool them. No-one's even quite sure how it got its name, although the most likely explanation is that it's Welsh and mean s 'Pool of confluence'. The Mersey however, we do know takes its name from the old English word Maere, meaning boundary.

Glasgow Through The Ages

Presented by Scottish television's Angus Simpson, Glasgow Through the Ages takes us on a journey through one of the most vibrant and exciting cities in Europe.

From its pre-eminent position as the British Empire's second city and as the self-proclaimed 'workshop of the world', the story of Glasgow has been one of dramatic peaks and troughs.
In the 19th century the city fathers constructed a stunning legacy of grand buildings and bold statements around this already ancient city. They managed this because of the vast wealth generated from the heavy industries along the Clyde. Buildings such as the university and the city chambers reflected a city full of riches with an optimistic future.

It was the 20th century that brought the real drama and challenge for Glasgow and its resilient population. As the British empire contracted, so Glasgow fell on hard times, becoming the 'no mean city' of popular legend where slums such as the Gorbals became a by-word for urban deprivation and whose rebellious workforce on 'Red Clydeside' fought the disintegration of the traditional industries, bringing the city to the edge of chaos in the process.

Astonishingly the city reinvented itself once more. After some hard years Glasgow rediscovered some of its old talents in design and architecture, business and tourism. Charles Rennie Mackintosh's architectural genius was recognised at last and Alexander Thomson's great churches were saved and a new generation of artists like Pete Howson came to the fore, while the past was enshrined in the modern building of the Burrell collection.

'Glasgow's miles better' was the campaign and when, in 1990, the city was made European city of culture, the rest of the world was made to believe it.
The one constant in the life of the city for the past 100 years has been the sporting battle between the 'old firm' of Celtic and Rangers and the passion burns as brightly as it always has done.

Glasgow Through the Ages covers British sport's most enduring and intense rivalry from the beginning of the century to the present day.

This programme brings you the life and times of an extraordinary city through unique insights into people and the places that have seen it survive and endure to eventually thrive and reclaim its place as the second city of Britain.

Tags: Glasgow , history